2001 Parliament Attack

Pak passes resolution on Afzal, India says 'don't interfere'

India has reacted strongly to a resolution passed by the Pakistani Parliament condemning Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's execution and demanding that his body be returned to his family. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that Pakistan has no jurisdiction over action taken by the Government of India against terror activities committed on Indian soil. ...  

Pakistan reacts cautiously to Afzal Guru's execution

Pakistan on February 11 reacted cautiously to the execution of Afzal Guru, hanged for his role in the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, saying it did not want to "go into details" of his trial. ...  

UP: 13 booked for burning effigies of Sonia, PM

An FIR has been registered against 13 persons for allegedly burning effigy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi protesting the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. ...  

Amnesty condemns Afzal Guru's execution

Global human rights group Amnesty International on Saturday said the hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru, convicted of conspiracy to attack Indian Parliament, indicates a "disturbing and regressive trend" towards executions shrouded in secrecy. ...  

Afzal Guru hanging: Curfew clamped in Kashmir

As 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar Jail in the national capital on Saturday morning, curfew was clamped across districts in Kashmir Valley. ...  

This is a day for calm and restraint, says RPN Singh

Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh has said that the body of Afzal Guru, who was convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack, was hanged and also buried inside Tihar Jail due to security reasons. ...  

Afzal Guru's execution a strong message to terrorists: CRPF ASI Santosh Kumar

CRPF ASI D Santosh Kumar, who was one the security men at Parliament on the day of the attack and killed three terrorists, said that the execution of Afzal Guru was a strong message to terrorists. He said he was very happy with the decision. ...

Are there political reasons behind Afzal Guru's hanging?

In a surprising move, Afzal Guru, convicted in the 2001 Parliament attack case, was hanged on Saturday morning. ...

Afzal Guru hanged and buried, curfew clamped in Kashmir

After years of uncertainty, the UPA government surprisingly decided to hang Afzal Guru on Saturday. ...

Afzal hanging: We salute law of land, says Amitabh Bachchan

Saluting the Indian law over Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru hanging, actor Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday said the law should be followed and respected by one and all. "We all should follow the law. Whatever India has done, has been done within the ambit of the law," Bachchan said. ...  

Over 11 years after Parliament attack, why has Afzal Guru been hanged now?

The hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been pending since August 2005, when the Supreme Court rejected his plea challenging the death sentence that was awarded to him by a Delhi court in 2002. Since then, the government has been under pressure from the Opposition and activists to hang Afzal Guru. ...  

2001 Parliament attack: MPs pay homage to martyrs

New Delhi: Parliamentarians led by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Thursday paid homage to martyrs on the 11th anniversary of the attack on Parliament. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, BJP leader LK Advani, Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley respectively and other members attended a solemn ceremony held in the...  

Will study Afzal Guru's mercy plea, says Pranab

New Delhi: India's President elect Pranab Mukherjee has given his first interview to CNN-IBN after winning the President poll. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Pranab said he will study Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's clemency plea, but won't comment on it before that. "I can't comment on Afzal Guru until I have assumed office and gone through the issue," Pranab said. Pranab also said he was moved at...  

Reject Afzal Guru's plea: Shiv Sena to Pranab

Mumbai: Less than 24 hours after Pranab Mukherjee was elected as the 13th President of India, parties that favoured him are already trying to extract their pound of flesh. Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, through party mouth piece 'Saamna', wants Pranab Mukherjee to begin his presidency by dealing with the long pending issue of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The editorial says the new President should immediately reject Afzal Guru's...